the psychological perspective that searches for the causes of behavior in the functioning of genes, the brain and nervous sustem, and the endocrine system.

sociocultural view

a psychological perspective emphasizing the importance of social interaction, social learning, and a cultural perspective.

evolutionary psychology

a relatively new specialty in psychology that sees behavior and mental processes in terms of their genetic adaptions for survival and reproduction.

trait view

a psychological perspective that views behavior and personality as the products of enduring psychological characteristics.

developmental view

the psychological perspective emphasing changes that occur across the lifespan.

cognitive neuroscience

an interdisicplinary field emphasing brain activity as information processing; includes cognitive psychology, neurology, biology, computer science, linguistics, and specialists from other fields who are interested in the connection between the mental processes and the brain.

cognitive view

the psychological perspective emphasizing mental processes, such as learning, memory, perception, and thinking, as forms of information processing.